- Vehicles
- 682
- Built between
- Jun 2011 – May 2013
- Models
- 6
- Recall type
- Vehicle
- Initiated by
- Manufacturer
- Owners notified
- 26 February 2014
- Repaired
- 80%
- Unrepaired
- 138
Does this affect my vehicle?
This recall covers vehicles built between June 2011 and May 2013. If yours was built outside that window, it is not part of this recall.
- 2012-2014 Prevost H3-41Built June 2011 to May 2013
- 2012-2014 Prevost H3-45Built June 2011 to May 2013
- 2012-2013 Prevost H3-45 VIPBuilt June 2011 to May 2013
- 2012-2014 Prevost X3-45Built June 2011 to May 2013
- 2012-2013 Prevost X3-45 VIPBuilt June 2011 to May 2013
- 2012-2013 Prevost Xlii-45 EntertainerBuilt June 2011 to May 2013
Repair progress
138 of 682 vehicles in this recall had still not been repaired as of Q2 2016.
80% repaired — 544 of 682 reported
Manufacturers file these figures with NHTSA each quarter. Vehicles the manufacturer could not trace, or that have been scrapped or exported, are counted separately and are not included in the unrepaired figure.
What the defect is
Prevost Cars, Inc. (Prevost) is recalling certain model year 2012-2013 X3-45 VIP motorhomes, H3 VIP motorhomes and XLII-45 Entertainers and model year 2012-2014 model year X3-45, H3-41, H3-45 coaches manufactured June 6, 2011, through May 17, 2013, equipped with JAKO windshield wiper motors, model SWF403195. In the affected vehicles, the windshield wiper motor housing may crack resulting in a loss of windshield wiper function.
What could happen
Without functioning windshield wipers, the driver's visibility may be reduced, increasing the risk of a crash.
What gets fixed
Prevost will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the vehicles and any affected windshield wiper motor will be replaced, free of charge. The recall began on February 26, 2014.
Timeline
- Vehicles builtJune 2011 to May 2013
- Recall reported to NHTSA26 December 2013
- Owners notified26 February 2014
- Latest repair reportQ2 2016 — 80% repaired
Your rights
A safety recall repair is free. Under US federal law the manufacturer must fix a safety defect at no cost to you — no charge for parts, labor or diagnosis — whether or not you are the original owner. A dealer cannot charge you for recall work, and cannot require you to have bought the vehicle from them.
That entitlement is not unlimited. It applies where the vehicle was first sold less than 15 years before the recall was announced — 5 years for tires. Past that a manufacturer may still do the repair free of charge, and many do, but they are no longer obliged to. This recall was reported on 26 December 2013.
To arrange the repair, contact any franchised dealer for the brand. If a dealer refuses the work or tries to charge for it, you can report that to NHTSA at nhtsa.gov/recalls or on 1-888-327-4236.
Manufacturer contact
Owners may contact Prevost at 1-418-883-2888. Prevost's number for this recall is SR14-02.
Official source
- Manufacturer's recall number
- SR14-02
- Recalling manufacturer
- Prevost Cars, Inc.
- Recall initiated by
- MFR
Everything on this page — the models listed, the build dates and the repair figures — comes from the manufacturer's filing to NHTSA and describes the vehicle line as a whole, not any individual car. Only the manufacturer can confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected, and whether its recall work has already been carried out. Check yours by VIN and read the official notice at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
Additional notes
Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.
Check your own vehicle
This page describes the recall, not any one car. To see which recalls cover a specific vehicle, search by make, model and year.
A VIN lookup here identifies your vehicle and shows recalls issued for that make, model and year. It cannot tell you what is still open on your individual car - only the manufacturer knows that. Search by VIN instead, or check your VIN at nhtsa.gov for whether a recall is still open on your individual car.